NH man among those killed in parade float wreck

New Hampshire man among those killed in parade float-train wreck in Texas

NORTH STRATFORD, N.H. (AP) — A decorated soldier who was killed when a train hit a parade float in west Texas grew up in New Hampshire.

WMUR-TV (http://bit.ly/TPV8J0 ) says Retired Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Boivin graduated from Stratford High School in 1983 before serving in the Army for the next 24 years. Boivin, who was 47, served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was on board the float with fellow veterans when it was hit by a train on Thursday.

Boivin threw his wife to safety, giving his own life for hers. That didn't surprise Roger Boyington, the former principal of Stratford High School in North Stratford. Boyington says Boivin has a record of putting others before himself.